Stuffing box for steam shovels



Nov. 24, 1925. 1,562,669

Y c. A. WEBER STUFFING BOX FOR STEAM SHOVELS Filed Jan. 6, 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet lv /0 Vz" Zanon f y\/ Y fg #La ATTORNEYS.

Nov. 24, 1925- C. A. WEBER STUFFING BOX FOR STEAM SHOVELS Filed Jan. 6, 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR [hawes/l-webe1. BYdQMjWvCz/Mo,

ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 24, 1925,

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Application filed Jennery G, i921, :ici-inl To all ily/mm t may Concern:

Be it lrnown thnt l, @nennen it. lllnnnn, a citizen oi the United States, residingl et Lorain, in the county ot' Lorain and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and uset'nl Improvements in Statline' Boxes tor -teznn tihovels, ot which the 'following is a nll` cle-(ir, concise, and exact description, such es will enable others eliilled in the art `io which it ai'ipertnins to make and use the same.

illy invention relates to stnthngg; boxes 'for .steam shovels` end .more pnrticularlvv to such Said stalling' boxes als may be eini'iloved in the stean. connection between the boiler which ie commonly mounted within the cali of a et iam ,shovel and n steam engine. which is mounted upon the boom, tor the pnrposc ot operating' the Shovel crowd mechanirmn whereby the ehovel supportingl .shatt is thrust 'forwardlyv or reiirwardlvIk :is nngv be desired.

lit hns heen Ylionnd where Swivel conter tions have been employed in such stefan line connection` that the steani line heconies displaced and the joints loosened or opened, due to the fact that the boom carrying' a part ol' the steam connection pipes is elevated or lowered and such joints are not located fit the center ot rotation ol the vertical movement of the boom.

An object ot' in v invention` therefore?, is to provide :in improved slnl'iinp; box tor the purpose of eliciently nnitinn' the steam pipes located on the boom and leeiflingg to the steam engine carried thereby, with the, steam pipes carried by the cab find lending); 'lfrom the steam boiler. and which etiiting; box will be concentrically located with the shaft npon which the booni is adapted to .rot-ete '\vlien it is being elevated or lowered.

Another object is to accomplish the ettoresaid object in a stuffing box which is inexpensive to manufacture, efficient in use rind which may be continued in nee Yfor longl periode with little or no attention end in which the interior parts are capable of being` exposed, without removing` the etuiling boi.: from the said boom shaft upon which it is carried, and the parte renewed with a mini* mum of labor within e short time.

Other objects of my invention and the invention itself will be better understood by .ii'\l'eren`ce to the aecompfilivingl drawings illustrating a prelferrcnl en'ibmliment oli my invention.

lelierrinp; to the drawing:

Fig. 1 shown a side elevation ot an enibodiinent o'lE niv invention.

2 shows n vvertical criisn-sectional view oi'l the enibi'nlii'nent illustrated in Fin'. 1. Figi; El shown an end view ot' the embodime ol ll the supporting boom shalt therein shown in section.

lling. -/lshows n perspective view olI the stnliingr box ot my invention, together with n portion ot the. boom, cab, end eteiini pipo connections.

llirfterringx now to the drawing in :ill oll which like parte are denoted b v like rei?- erence che 'alltel-S, it .l lf show the support-- ingi ebelthr and which shalt also Support-s the hoorn 9, which carri-es the slnllinnj boe; ot in v invention. lhe smid slntt l pziseee thronn'h en inner tnbaler casting il( whichis roletale/l5v inoimtod on the shaft l. At 4 lA show e etnilinn' bo); `,irland adapted to be rotiitablyv mounted over the inner tnbnlnr nieinlier 3. All 5 and 6 ll showend clampingv rings tor the gland .member l and at 7 I show one of a pair oli bolts, which by means ot clamping; nnte 8 are adapted to Vlirmlv prees the ringe "3 and 6 townrde .each other. itt 9 et either end of the tnbnlnr pjland member -fl l place stuffing box packing'. which is con'ipreeseifl tightly between the ringe 5 and :ind the ends oi the Eirlanil nien'iber fl. tor n pin'pose `later to be nnide aiipzirenl.

'llhe gland n'ieinber el is rotetfilfilv nioiinted on the inner tubular member gl :ind is pre enl'cd troni being' lrnipzitudinulliv flisl'ilznel 'troni a given position thereon hv a groove Vlll on the outside olt the tubular member and n cooperating); eet-screw l1 which is threaded into a hip; 12 on the gland ineinbeiu and which screw has its end projecting; into the seid `groove 10. The tnbnlar member 3 has n steam channel 123 leading' Yfrom :i pipo opening 1e, disposed nt one end oill the tnbnhir member 3, to :.1 series ot openings l5 dieposed in a circle through the onter well ot the tnbnler member 3 end which openings conni'ninicete with the channel 13 and with en annuler channel 16 provided in the bossed portion 17 ot the gland member Ll.

The gland boss 17 has a threaded opening 18 adapted to receive ay steam pipe 19 :For the @greca or in some cases7 the ingress,

of steam Which passes through the channel 13 from, or in some cases to, the steam pipe 20, which is threaded into the opening 14; of the inner tubular member A petcock 2l communicating by an opening 22 into the annular channel 1G is provided lor the purpose o't draining the stuliing box channels of condensed steam or vapor, Whenever this is desired. This stuffing box being lowermost in the entire steam line also serves to discharge water 'from all oitthe steam pipes leading to the stutling box, provided, of course, that the boom end is raised With respect to the point of boom support, and which is usually the case.

Vebs, such as 23, may join the inner and outer Walls which bound the annular channel 13 for the purpose ot adding strength to the casting comprising the tubular member 3. I so construct the inner tubular member 3 that the bearingl surface which contacts With the shaft 1 is reduced to a minimum, the tubular member 'only resting at 24 and 25 on either end ol;l the stuffing box on the shatt 1.

It will now be apparent that either ot the pipes 19 or 20 may independently rotate with iespect to the supporting rod 1, as when the boom is elevated or lowered, and the center of rotation ot the said boom and oit the said stutng box connecting pipes is the same, the pipes will not be displaced, their joints will not be loosened and theretore, the objections previously recited as attending the use of structures of the prior art will be absent.

Having thus described my invention, I wish it to be understood that numerous and extensive departures may be made 'trom the embodiment herein illustrated and described, but Without departing from the spirit of my invention.

IVhat I claim as my invention is:

1. A stuffing bei; 'for steam shovels and the like con'iprising an inner rotatably mounted member having a channel within the wall thereof and inlet and outlet openings extending therefrom, and an outer member rotatably mounted on said inner member having a channel in connection with the outlet openings in said inner member, said outer member having an outlet opening therein.

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2. A stuffing box for steam shovels and the like comprising an inner rotatably mounted member having a channel Within the wall thereof, said member having` an inlet opening and a circumterential series ot outlet openings through the Wall thereof, and a gland rotatably mounted on said inner member, said gland having a boss torming an outer channel which e.\:tcnds over the series o'll outlet openings in said inner member, said boss having an outlet opening therethrough.

3. In a steam pipe line for steam shovels and the like, a stutting box comprising an inner channel member having inlet and outlet openings, a gland having inlet and outlet openings in communication With the outlet openings in said inner member, an inlet pipe secured Within the inlet opening ott said inner member, and an outlet pipe secured Within the outlet opening in said gland, said member and said gland being adapted to rotate with respect to each other.

A stuffing box for steam shovels and the like, comprising an inner rotatably mounted member having a channel within the Wall thereof and inlet and outlet ports therefor, saidk member having a circular groove in its outer Wall, an outer member rotatably mounted on said inner member having a channel in communication with the outlet opening in said inner member, said outer member having an outlet port for the channel, and a set screw carried by said outer member adapted to be screwed within the circular groove in the inner member to prevent relative longitudinal displacement of said members.

5. A stutling box for steam shovels and the like comprising, an inner tubular rotatably mounted member having a channel intermediate the inner and outer wall thereot and inlet and outlet ports therefor, and an outer tubular member rotatably mounted upon said inner member and having a chamber in c'unmunication with the outlet port in said inner member, the chamber ot said outer member having an outlet port leading therefrom.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my name this 2S day ot' Decen'iber,

C. A. VEBER. 

